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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by ComradeMonotreme@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

A Christmas Prince, The Royal Wedding and The Royal Baby. (And the Princess Switch trilogy)

They’re about a woman from New York who falls in love with a prince from Europe and marries him.

I thought the country they live in is meant to be tiny like San Marino or Lichtenstein. And the film seems to suggest it’s the case, given they say Aldovia doesn’t have a military.

But this map (albeit from 1419) of Aldovia, Belgravia and Pengali, the latter being countries in a parallel in-universe project and a sequel would completely alter history if the countries were or are even a bit of the size.

Like obviously it’s a silly thing made for Americans who don’t understand the scale of Europe’s geography and history but it’s funny thinking about the historical ramifications.

What happened in either World Wars. Was Pengali part of the USSR? Or even further back with Napoleon or the 30 years war etc.

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[-] Moss@hexbear.net 24 points 1 week ago

close enough, welcome back Austria-Hungary

[-] ComradeMonotreme@hexbear.net 21 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It’s funny that kingdoms comparable to the Austrian-Hungarian empire and the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth still exist in 2019 in this universe but are quaint holiday destinations not regional powers. I shit you not one of Aldovia’s main industries is Christmas ornaments.

[-] Moss@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago

Becoming a supplier of Christmas ornaments was the only way to save Austria Hungary

I love how little Americans know or care about Europe. There must be a significant portion of the audience of these movies who didn't know these countries are fake

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